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14 WILMETTE LIFE May 7, 1926 ~··lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l ll l lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'lllllll l llllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllft, Congestion and Accidents Cause Big Waste Yearly Annual l o~ses ovv ing to tr affic acci dent s." congestion. and lack of im pro,·c nt ents in hig Jnya y fac iliti es con:- titutc widespr<'ad econ'o mic waste s w l~ i c h rr:1c h cverv individual , acco rdin g to th e Chicago Motor club. In a :-:tate tlll' ll t is s u c d t hi s week t he r luh · pointt·d out that a committee :-t wh·ing the !raffle problem for the Natin n;Il Conierence nn Street and Tiigh \\·ay SafetY estimated that the loss f r o.m d e a t.h . p cr :-; n n a I 111 Jttr i e~. an d destruct ion oi ·property in traffic acrid en b atn ount ~ to $o00.000.000 a 1111 ua 1 h·. Tn addit ion los ses from congestion, t:xtra distance~ tran·lccl as .the n· sult oi inadcquatt· traffir iacilitic~. increased maintl'nann~ and op ratin g costs nf ,·chick s cauc;;ed h~· impropn road . tt riarrs. rxces...,ive gra dc c.;, tinw lo:-t at grade cro:-:~ings and clra\\' bridges. and other causes brin. g the annual loss to an e~timatcd amount of $20 prr capita <lll the entirt· population of the Cnited ~tates or a tota l of more than two billion dollar~ per <lnn un1. GLIMPSES OLD SPAIN Wilmette Student Finds Donkeys and Fords Principal Modes of Conveyance E'<llt or's ~ o tr: Int e r est ing- l e ttf·r s ha\'t" h eP n rN·riv ·d hy Mrs. F.ctwanl II . YonkN!-i, " 7 ilm dtr I'E'Ri<l cnt, fr om lwr · 1 ') ;;o n J ·~ dward H . Yonk e rs, Jr., who is ;,tt.'·nding- tiH· ~orbonnC', Parts. E<l\\':tnl has ju s t r d urn <' <l to Pn.ril; f1·om ~pain. \Yh(·rP h e mn.rlc a tour visiting tht· prin !' iplt · <'itics. Th e following ktt· · ·· writtt · n at .<'arcassonn c . g-iv<'s R. glilnpst· of tlw Spanish city of Toledo : "Well Groomed" Rooms · OU have seen homes where every room seemed thor oughly in good taste and expressive of .1 fine appreciation of the fitness of things. Notice the floor coverings in such rooms. You'll find them bright and attractive looking and in a condition that bespeaks sp~endid care. In the very homes you have observed, this excellence may no doubt be credited to the Mestjian · organization, which cares for the rugs and drapes in thousands of such homes. Y ARAM K. MESTJIAN 511 Main St. Wilmette 1949 .,Jiflllllllfllllllllllllillllllllllll 'lllllilllllllll lllllflliiiii!IIIJJIIII"IIJJJI "' GIVE SURPRISE DINNER The Young \YonH'n\ \fi :-:sionary -.oci('t\· of tht· \\' ilmette Pari -, h \ll'thndj...,t church \\·ill gi\ l' a dim{er allcl l'lltertaillllll'llt which. it is hinted, \rill he . urpri singly unique, nn Tuesday en· ning, }.fay ] 1.. The dinner will he ~n\'ed at (, :30 !·'rl<lC'k. The nature of tlw e n t l ' rt a i lllllt'lll i:- hl'ing kc pt secrt't. hut it ,,·ill he gin·n h~· a young \\·oman. it i~ announced. Wilmette University 5050 ~ llll'llllltllll'lll'llllllll lllllll lllllllll llllllllllillllllllllllllllllllll llll!dlllll ll llllllllll llllllll lll( HOFFM·AN.N · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Tales of Hoffmann · · · · · · ll \I r~ . \ \ 'i lliam Cra11t J l'I'Cillll' oi H o ch e:- t e r . ~ . Y .. "'h o h a :- h L' t'!l t h e gtH'"t oi hn :-iqn. ~I r~. \\" ..\ . Durg in, of (·2.7 For c ~ t a H'lllll'. i (' r t h (' p a~ t t \\' () \\Tt' ks. \\ill rc111ain in \\.i lmettt· at Jca.;t a 111onth Jon.l,':cr. \[r:--. Durgin al~o had a:- hvr gm·"t f(lr a \\'Cck, hn nicn·. \ti . . :\Jar _,. \fr\lillan. ()f S~·racuse. X. Y. \l "ll:tl intC'r('-.t tht·n· vxct·pt thv pt' cqdt ·. " "Safe \\·ithin the "·a il s of thi s famou s old city. '!'he clay after I wrote my last lrtt cr \\T \H' nt tn 'l olcdo, one of 'thr·. oldest cit ics in Europe. It is about fifty miles so uth of ~~~HI rid. The mo ~t int~·rcsting thing ahnut it is that it ha< bee n in the hand s of so many pcoplec.;, ra ce,..;. and ri\'i li zations. This fact i ~ c:.:pressed rkarly in the gn·at mclan ,L':C of architectural typ es found amon~ it ~ lntildi ng . . - l~oma n. ~fa ure sct ue. Grcc k. r.othir. ~panish - the Orient and the Occident int<'rlaced in a charmi ng man ncr. "The \\·inding ~ trcct s leading to the pnrtab of ih anrit·nt \\'ails arc filled with pt'a -, anb \\·al.kint.:" hesirle or ridin g on little donkc\'S ladencd with goods . These littho dn.nkeys sct·m to he th (· .;ole mode of tran ~p()rta tin1! ;t~ i1k ir(lll a frw Ford s. "\\'l' spen t ~eYnal l10urs \\·; tndni nt.: ahmtt thr crooked, narrow strcl'ts find ing at every turn a picture. Somc t imes it would hl' an !lid woman \\'i t 11 a hundlt of \\·Clsh ing balanc ed on h('; ht·ad, the bundle being nearly a ... larg(· a" ~hl'. (If it might hv a yo nng gir l wit h ;,n earthen jar, a)-,o halanrt'<l on lwr head. Then ireqtwntly \\T \\ '(i \1)<1 ...,tcq· to peck through a do o r\\·ay with ito... ancient "' tudded door ajar. disclminL:" ;1 charm in g paticn. hrightt..' ned h~· tht· glc:tnJ of a palm atHl the purpk !>I \\'lJi!l' oi a trve in hlo~-,onl. "\fad rid is a n·ry modt'rn rit~·- tH·\\. luxuriou~ building~. widC' pa rk\\·a.,·~ . larg<' p:1rb . \\ ' t· i()und nothing tli un · ' i \. .. \fr .... \\·. I I. Cllri"-it · n~en. 301 Fnn ll' ;ti ;t\'('llllt·. entntaint'd tht· l·:n·ningl 'a r cl l' lu h. (111 ~ ;1 t ur d a y . \fa .\· 1. I I c 1 gllv:--1:- arc mt·nJher~ oi Columbia Com 111andny. \:c1. (,J Chicagt '· Ill .. and can Jt· in,m Do\\'nn:- Crc,,·e. (};jk l' ;t rk. il!H l Chicago . J. For Sp~ing "Fixing" E have plenty of screen stock and moulding. For your garden trellis we carry the proper lattice wood. Fence posts for yard and garden. And fertilizer for your plants and shrubs. Right nou.' the season's lowest prices on coal are in effect. We assure you clean fuel and prompt delil.'ery. Fill your bins now. Order Coal NowSpring Prices Are rn Effect. W · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · A II :.1 r . and \I r.-. . II arn· \ \ '. \I (II h. I:;~ -o- \\·oo<btc,rk an·nm·. I(vnil\\'ortll, h;t\' t returned from a \Wc-k's ..,ojo nrn at Tl<,t Springs, Va . · nur luncheon H.JJ JH·a l ~Jit·cials ~ h o ul<l tn thl' ma11 wh o l:.iE>t·l,;:,; a rt·past tll:tt is t-:Ulisl:lntial, hut not t·labora t t' . I >r(lp in fur lunch to<t:t\ . I . Tempting Ser'l'icc .. MAC'S Bowling Lunch 11 A. M. to Midnight Wilmette Avenue 1 1 59 · four clothes washed free: if you ring us Electrical Repairing Radio Sets and Supplies Eveready "B" Batteries Mus i.e Master Loud Speakers Base Plugs Installed Fine Lin"' of Lighting Fixture· ,, ' ... · · · B R 0 S. 1208 Central Ave. Wil. 131 · · · · .. Vacu.um Electrid E A S '-f" .I WASiiER -.· Phone Wilmette 1O..t: Adams Electric Shop Fourth Street